Afghans Jail U.S. Man in Business Dispute

KABUL—After a plea from U.S. lawmakers, an American mechanic was freed Friday from a Kabul jail, offering a glimpse of a growing Afghan practice of arresting foreigners connected to commercial disputes.

David Gordon, an employee of Virginia-based logistics firm Tamerlane Global Services, Inc., was detained on Wednesday by the Afghan Attorney General's Office because of a disagreement between Tamerlane and an Afghan company, Afghan...